Dina Washington's Finest Hour

Dinah Washington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00004ST4X
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine 60 Minutes with Dinah, February 1, 2001

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Peter (East of Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dina Washington's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

Compiling a "Best of" CD of Dinah Washington is always difficult because she straddled so many different styles so well. This is a very good sampler and intro to what made her such a great artist. The CD spans just about the entirety of Dinah's career taking songs that range from her beginnings ("Evil Gal Blues") and all the way to her last days at Mercury ("Mad About the Boy") In between you get a good idea how Dinah evolved as a singer thru the years. Her raw and salty style is very much in evidence from her early blues hits ("Trouble in Mind" "Blow Top Blues"). The blues numbers are my favorites on this CD. Dinah really knew how to deliver these songs with just the right amount of punch and power. She became more drawn to pop singing thru the years and her style mellowed somewhat towards the latter part of her career as shown by her breakout pop hits in the late '50s ("What A Difference..." "Unforgettable"). I miss the raw power as she became more refined as a singer in attempting to crossover onto the white charts and gain a larger audience. Who could blame her, but she really shone in blues and R&B. Maybe she was trying to become the next Patti Page or Doris Day. This CD has a few extra tracks compared to other compilations of Dinah since it has to hit that 60-minute mark. Still, it's worth getting this for the blues numbers alone. Make an appointment with Dinah for an hour. It's worth it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Versatility + Emotion = Dinah Washington, May 25, 2001

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Aaron Brown (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dina Washington's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

Dinah Washington was one of the most versatile singers of her era, and this collection proves it. On this disc, she shows us she is in her element dealing with such down home blues tunes as "West Side Baby" and "Long John Blues". However, she virtually does a 180 degree turn when she interprets such 50's standards as "Teach Me Tonight" and "I Could Write a Book" as if they were written just for her. Throughout all of this, she maintains that same power and emotion that characterized Dinah Washington. If not the "queen" of popular song, jazz, and blues, she was certainly a lady in waiting.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New to Dinah, June 22, 2003

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Paul Bennett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dina Washington's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

I had heard of Dinah and have heard a snippet of her stuff before but this is the first time I have really heard a full recording of her sound. I am hooked! She can blast not only the the blues but swing and R&B! I am looking forward to digging into her catalog at the first opportunity!